Re: Homemade Bourbon

Aside from risking having the BATF kick your door down or you accidentally blowing up your house, making bourbon strikes me as being 100 times more difficult and 100 times less rewarding than letting those experts in Kentucky do their thing.
You could always contact a local distillery and see if they'd be willing to whip up a batch of spirit to throw in a barrel.

Re: Homemade Bourbon

I have had the idea for years but the problem would be aging the alcohol that would be created. Unless you want vodka or grappa you would have to wait years to see your product come to true bourbon status.

Re: Homemade Bourbon

If you can get your hands on it, get the DVD or VHS tape by Popcorn Sutton. It is called "Last Dam Run of Likker" or something like that. Popcorn Sutton is a famous (infamous) modern day moonshiner located in North Carolina, near Maggie Valley. He is quite a character. The movie, which has the feel of being homemade, starts from finding a spot for a still to running off a batch of Appalachia's finest. Popcorn is hilarious in the flick. I believe he was busted again just recently, so I guess there will have to be a sequel to the movie.

Mike
"Some people were born on third base and think they hit a triple"

Re: Homemade Bourbon

[quote=Dr. François;107320]Aside from risking having the BATF kick your door down or you accidentally blowing up your house,

I'm not positive, but I don't think there are any laws against making corn whiskey or any other spirt for that matter, I believe it's the selling of it that will get you in trouble? As for the place, I was thinking about a garage or barn, I would love to see the look on my wifes face if she walked in her kitchen & I had a still set up !

Re: Homemade Bourbon

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Originally Posted by Dr. François

Aside from risking having the BATF kick your door down or you accidentally blowing up your house,

I'm not positive, but I don't think there are any laws against making corn whiskey or any other spirt for that matter, I believe it's the selling of it that will get you in trouble? As for the place, I was thinking about a garage or barn, I would love to see the look on my wifes face if she walked in her kitchen & I had a still set up !

You should be positive as it is absolutely illegal to make corn whiskey or any other spirt.